lahjoitetun

Lahjoitetun is the genitive singular form of the Finnish past participle lahjoitettu, meaning "donated." It functions as an attributive modifier describing something that has been donated, and it is commonly used in formal writing to indicate that a part of a collection, fund, or property originated from a donation.

In practice, lahjoitetun is used within noun phrases where the head noun is not in genitive, signaling that the associated noun has been donated. For example, lahjoitetun taiteen kokoelma means “the collection of donated art,” and lahjoitetun rahaston varat means “the funds of the donated fund.” The genitive form lahjoitetun accompanies the noun taiteen (genitive of taide) or rahaston (genitive of rahasto) to form the possessive-like construction.

Grammar and related forms: lahjoitetun is the genitive singular of lahjoitettu. The base word lahjoittaa means “to donate.” Other related forms include lahjoitettu (nominative singular, “donated”) and lahjoitettua (partitive singular, “donated”). These forms decline like adjectives or participles in Finnish grammar and are used to express different grammatical cases within noun phrases.

See also: lahjoittaa, lahjoitus, lahjoittaja, lahjoittaminen. These terms cover the act of donating, the donation itself, the donor, and the process of donating, respectively, and provide broader context for understanding lahjoitetun in Finnish usage.